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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW AND PSYCHIATRY
Volume 33, Issue 4, Pages 249-257Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijlp.2010.06.007
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Diversion programs; Mental health courts; Offenders with mental illnesses; Criminal justice
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This article provides an overview of mental health courts and diversion programs operating for offenders with mental illnesses in Australia. Methods of diversion that have been established in Australia include Magistrates courts diversion programs, psychiatric court liaison services and legislative powers of diversion. Some of the problems associated with diversionary options are discussed and recommendations for reform made. It is argued that no matter what form diversionary programs take, detailed consideration must be given to how the court or program will be evaluated and that sufficient funding be allocated for ongoing evaluation. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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